Here are some reasons why you need to have watercress in your garden at home.
According to House Beautiful, there are tons of health benefits you can get if you have watercress in your garden. One of these benefits has to do with the fact that watercress contains an even bigger amount of Vitamin C compared to oranges. It also contains more calcium than whole milk and has more folate than bananas.
According to the Whole Foods ANDI scale, watercress scores a perfect 1000 score in terms of its nutrient contents. The scale works from 0 to 1000 and only watercress scored a perfect 1000 score. This result also proved that watercress is the ultimate super food and blueberries and wheatgrass are nothing compared to it.
Meanwhile, watercress can also help lower the chances of cancer among people. The plant's peppery taste comes from its natural glucosinolates that when chewed secretes powerful compounds known as the isothiocyanates. Other than helping to lower the instances of cancer, watercress can also help the body recover after a grueling exercise.
If you are interested in growing watercress in your garden, here are some of the most important things you need to remember.
You can buy watercress seeds from the internet or from various watercress suppliers. However, be wary with the quality of seeds you will purchase. Some people opt to buy watercress at the supermarket because they cook half of it and then plant the rest.
Also, if you have plans of eating the watercress, avoid growing it on ponds because it may not be healthy.
Additionally, instead of growing small amounts of watercress in water, it would be best to grow it in damp compost.
Now that you have all of this information about the benefits of watercress and how you can grow it in your garden, wait no longer and try it out now!
